New Climate Predictions and Why We Ignore Them
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
New studies show an Antarctic ice sheet larger than Mexico is likely to melt much sooner than had been predicted. It could mean disaster for coastal civilization. But, despite the potential consequences for young people living today, policy makers.
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| 0:00.0 | Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence. |
| 0:06.4 | The twice-monthly podcast features thinkers and trendsetters in conversation with one of political journalism's leading voices. |
| 0:13.9 | Through the show's unique and sometimes surprising perspectives, you'll get up to speed on the current issues shaping the Beltway and the world. |
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| 0:27.4 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:35.0 | The climate is changing, while politics stays the same. |
| 0:42.3 | Hello again, I'm a Mormonolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:46.2 | a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:48.8 | Climate change denial has been overtaken by observable facts, like the rapid melting of ice |
| 0:54.0 | sheets that will increase |
| 0:55.1 | ocean levels worldwide. It's happening. And the latest predictions of what's likely to come |
| 1:00.4 | include disastrous flooding during the lifetimes of people living today. Polls show there's public |
| 1:06.2 | concern, but politicians can still ignore it, despite the scientific consensus that there's no time to lose. |
| 1:13.2 | The cost of reducing greenhouse emissions may be a lot less than the cost of inaction. |
| 1:19.0 | Today's talking point, millions of leaked documents and billions of dollars show how heads of state are hiding their assets. |
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